AMERICANA MEMORIES = PENNANT HEAVEN

And there it was Pennant heaven, I came across a booth at the Green Flea Market in Manhattan

and met Steven Melillo of Americana Memories . Steven told me that he lives in New Haven, CT and works for Yale University. Every weekend he drives down to the Green Flea Market to sell his collection of framed pennants and beautiful collectibles.

 "A lot of people consider college to be the best time of their lives," says Melillo. "When people see a pennant from when they were in college ... It's an emotional experience."

I bought myself a framed Princeton pennant, that's my way to experience the preppiness of an Ivy League University.

You can find Steven yourself at:

The Green Flea Market

100 West 77th Street

New York

CHAD @ THE ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET

Last Sunday, I went to the world famous Rose Bowl Flea Market, the heaven for vintage freaks.

Over 2500 vendors and 20.000 buyers looking forward to this monthly event. The parking lots of the Rose Bowl are packed with vintage clothes, vintage shoes, Navajo Rugs, Americana, food and much more. Highlight of my visit to the Rose Bowl, and that's why I put the first picture ever of myself here, was meeting with Rin Tanaka author of the My Freedamn books. I bought his latest book Scott NYC 100 years of an American Original, which he personally signed for me (no I don't wear high heels).

CHAD'S TREASURES FROM BROOKLYN FLEA

Happy to show you my treasures I found @ the Brooklyn Flea 2 weeks ago.

Lucy the Elephant -  Cast Iron money bank from the 50s

Breakstones wooden Cheesebox filled with wooden letter stamps from the30s

Vintage Brass Laundry Pins

Baseball hand counter from the early 50s

Miniature Pepsi Cola Mini Salesman Sample

Woolen Patch from the Standard Pennant Co. (Pennsbury High)

Woolen Princeton pennant 50s.